#state-control

#state-control

The surveillance infrastructure being built right now is one of the defining stories of the 21st century. Twenty years from now, people will point to this era as one when the relationship between the state and the individual was permanently renegotiated.

"We're hanging on by the skin of our teeth," said Shaun Blakeney, the manager of Arrow Wine and Spirits in Clinton. "This store's my whole world, and I don't want to lose it."

Holyoke Public Schools will officially return to local control July 1 after a decade in state receivership, making it the first district to exit state control.

Under Governor Hochul’s proposal, individuals could be detained due to perceived inability to meet basic needs, not imminent danger, expanding state power over marginalized groups.